A continuum model of layered rock masses with non-associative joint plasticity

Layered rock masses can be modelled either as standard, orthotropic continua if the layer bending can be neglected or as Cosserat continua if the influence of layer bending is essential. This paper presents a finite element smeared joint model based on the Cosserat theory. The layers are assumed to be elastic with equal thickness and equal mechanical properties. All the cosserat parameters are expressed through the elastic properties of layers, layer thickness and joint stiffness. Plastic-slip as well as tensile-opening of layer interface (joint) are accounted for in a manner similar to the conventional non-associative plasticity theory. As an application, the behaviour of an excavation in a layered rock mass is examined. The displacement and stress fields given by smeared joint models based on the Cosserat continuum and the conventional anisotropic continuum approaches are compared with those obtained from the discrete joint model. The conventional anisotropic continuum model is found to break-down completely when the effective shear modulus in the direction parallel to layering is low in comparison to the shear modulus of the intact layer, whereas the Cosserat model is found to be capable of accurately reproducing complex load–deflection patterns irrespective of the differences in shear moduli. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Inactive and relict rock glaciers of the Deboullie Lakes Ecological Reserve,northern Maine,USA

Lobate talus slopes in the Deboullie Lakes Ecological Reserve (DLER) of northern Maine exhibit parabolic profiles characteristic of inactive and relict talus‐derived rock glaciers. Vegetated rock glacier surfaces suggest that the landforms are no longer active, and lobes comprising two DLER rock glaciers document periods of past growth. Observations of perennial subsurface ice are supported by datalogger temperature measurements, indicating that sporadic permafrost exists throughout the DLER. We compare the DLER rock glaciers, along with similar features elsewhere in New England and adjacent Québec, to the modern alpine permafrost distribution. Results indicate that a mean annual temperature cooling of ～6°C is required to promote active rock glacier growth. Ages of plant remains recovered from the basal sediments of a local pond constrain deglaciation to before 11 320 ¹⁴C a BP, and core stratigraphy and organic content reveal that a periglacial environment persisted during the early postglacial era. Thus, we hypothesise that the DLER rock glaciers were active during Lateglacial time despite the lack of glacier activity in the region. We take this to suggest that north‐eastern US rock glaciers formed in response to mean annual temperatures skewed towards the frigid winters of the Younger Dryas chronozone. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Quantitative study of landscape patterns in homogenous carbonate rock distributed regions in Guizhou

With the utilization of GIS software, research is conducted on （a） the characteristics of cells, fragmentation, and patch fractal of landscape based on homogenous carbonate rocks in Guizhou; （b） causes of the formation of these characteristics. It has been found that under the influence of lithology, the landscape of the study region as a whole shows consistency, yet embodies distinct diversity inside. The consistency is embodied in the following aspects： （a） the preponderant landscape consists of bushes and small woods; （b） secondary landscape is characteristic of forests and grounds covered with grass; （c） of all the patches making up the study area small patches are in the majority, with positive-skewed distribution of patches-as a result, steep peaks are characteristic of the charts showing the distribution of patches. The factor of scale is not taken into account in the study of patches. The shapes of patches tend to be regular with strong disturbances from human activities, and consequently, the values of fractal dimensions of landscape types tend to get smaller. The fragmentation of patches is more apparent in landscape under influence of human activities than the one without these disturbances. Compared with regions characteristic of homogenous dolomite, the characteristics of homogenous limestone areas are described as follows： （a） low utilization rate of water resource; （b） uneven distribution of diversified landscape; （c） weak resistance against disturbances from human activities; （d） the continuous degradation, ever-increasing fragmentation, intensification of spatial heterogeneity, and the deteriorating stability of landscape.     

随机连续模型分析裂隙岩体耦合行为

利用能够反映岩体水力性质空间变异特性的随机连续模型对隧洞开挖过程中的裂隙岩体渗流-应力耦合过程进行了数值分析。随机渗透系数场通过顺序指示模拟方法生成。顺序指示法是一种非参数地质统计学技术,他允许输入任何形式的渗透系数概率分布而不需要对分布做任何假设。由随机模拟生成的渗透系数场被投影到有限元计算网格中进行耦合分析。力学响应使用基于连续介质的节理本构模型来反映岩体中软弱面的影响。结果表明,随机连续模型能够较好地预测裂隙岩体的稳定入渗率,水力性质的空间变异性对裂隙介质的耦合过程起着重要作用。在不排水条件下,隧洞每次开挖开始时,由于岩石应力重分布,孔隙水受到扰动,短时间内不能流动平衡,因此孔压会迅速上升,这对于围岩稳定是不利的。     

The sedimentology and geomorphology of rock avalanche deposits on glaciers

This article describes and compares the deposits of four large landslides on two glaciers in Alaska using field mapping and remote sensing. Digital image analysis is used to compare the sedimentological characteristics of nearly 200 000 individual surface blocks deposited by three landslides at Black Rapids Glacier in 2002. The debris sheets of one of the three landslides on Black Rapids Glacier and a landslide emplaced on Sherman Glacier in 1964 are also investigated. The three landslides on Black Rapids Glacier have undergone little post‐depositional modification by glacier flow, whereas the Sherman Glacier landslide has been transported supraglacially up to ca 1 km over the past 46 years. The three debris sheets on Black Rapids Glacier have coarse blocky rims at their distal edges, and all four debris sheets have longitudinal flowbands characterized by differences in texture and produced by shearing within the moving debris. Elongated blocks are parallel to flow, except at the perimeter of the debris sheets, where they are aligned more perpendicular to flow. Blocks on the Sherman Glacier debris sheet have been reoriented by glacier flow. The matrix shows no systematic differences with depth or distance from the source. However, it appears to become coarser over a time scale of decades due to weathering.     

Biot固结理论中连续性方程形式的讨论

对于Biot固结方程中的连续性方程形式,不同的研究者存在分歧。在详细分析了Biot推导固结方程的过程后,发现其在推导固结方程时用到的弹性应变能密度函数存在错误。为了得到正确的连续性方程,采用两种思路进行了分析：①通过对土体单元变形的分析,得到了考虑土体颗粒和流体可压缩性的连续性方程;②按照Biot推导固结方程的思路,通过修正推导过程中用到的弹性应变能密度函数得到了连续性方程。上述两种思路得到的连续性方程是等价的,同时将上述连续性方程和其他研究者通过质量守恒得到的连续方程进行了对比,结果是一致的,从而确定了连续性方程的正确形式,并澄清了目前在Biot固结方程中的连续性方程上存在的分歧,所得结论可为固结方程的解析或数值计算提供依据。     

长白山旅游区泥石流灾害研究

长白山旅游区为泥石流灾害频发地段,从地貌形态来看,其主要类型为山坡型泥充,其形成条件主要包括三个方面：区内广泛分布的倒石堆为泥石流的形成提供了主要物质来源,陡峭的地形提供了动力条件,丰富集中的降雨是诱发因素,这三个条件相互影响,缺一不可。分析表明,本区泥石流的空间分布规律与倒石堆的发育状况密切相关。     

大陆型冰川与海洋型冰川物质平衡对比研究——以天山和阿尔卑斯山典型冰川为例

物质平衡是冰川对气候变化最直接的响应,是冰川变化的重要参数.大陆型冰川与海洋型冰川发育在不同的水热环境下,它们对气候变化的响应程度、过程和机理存在很大差异,因此在全球变暖背景下对这两类不同性质冰川物质平衡变化特征及其机理做一全面的对比研究意义重大.以东、西天山的乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川和图尤克苏冰川以及阿尔卑斯山东、中、西部的欣特雷斯冰川、Caresèr冰川和Sarennes冰川为参照冰川,在对比分析这五条参照冰川近60 a来物质平衡变化幅度差异和阶段性差异基础上,对大陆型冰川与海洋型冰川物质平衡变化特征及其机理进行了对比研究.结果表明:在物质平衡阶段性变化上,阿尔卑斯山参照冰川物质平衡变化具有相似的阶段性,而天山和阿尔卑斯山参照冰川之间以及天山内部两条参照冰川之间物质平衡阶段性变化存在很大的差异,可见,无论不同性质冰川还是同一性质的不同冰川,其物质平衡的阶段性变化都可能存在差异,这与不同冰川所处环境水热变化的时间差异有关,而与冰川性质无关;在物质平衡变化幅度上,海洋型冰川变化幅度明显大于大陆型冰川,原因是不同性质冰川发育的水热环境及其对气候变化敏感性差异;在前人对冰川加速消融机理的研究基础上,本文也讨论了大陆型冰川与海洋型冰川物质平衡变化的机理及其异同.     

圆形巷道围岩层裂或板裂化的等效连续介质模型及侧压系数的影响

为了避免均质和非均质模型不能较好地模拟围岩的层裂或板裂化现象,将岩石视为等效连续介质,即颗粒体材料。颗粒被视为弹性材料,而颗粒之间的界面破坏后被视为摩尔-库仑材料。颗粒和界面均被离散为正方形单元。采用FLAC研究了不同侧压系数时圆形巷道围岩中的剪切应变增量、最小、最大主应力等的分布规律。研究发现,颗粒体材料模型在压应力作用下诱发出的拉应力值接近于在模型边界上所施加的最大压应力,而最大压应力是所施加的最大压应力的数倍。这些结果意味着均质和非均质模型的计算结果是偏于不安全的。另外,最小主应力和剪切应变增量的等值线图均显示,这些量的高值区的距离大致相等,这与V形岩爆坑内的板裂化现象类似。围岩层裂现象的原因是环向的高压应力和径向的高拉应力的共同作用的结果。     

岩体的加、卸载状态与能量的分配关系

岩体是流变体,在高地应力的长时间作用下其内部非均匀应力随着时间自我松弛,逐渐趋向于静水压力状态。在这样的状态下,虽然其体积仍维持弹性,但丧失了进一步抵抗剪切变形的能力,处于流动的状态,其能量储存具有体积的特征。采用平面压缩模型,研究岩石在不同应力水平长期作用下的变形性状及能量分配关系,给出在快速卸荷条件下发生自持续动力断裂破坏条件,以期揭示深部岩体初始地应力水平（能量在体变及形变上的分配关系）对卸荷条件下岩体运动过程中表现的惯性、黏性及弹塑性变形的影响规律,为建立深部岩体加卸荷本构关系打下基础。     

戈壁景观区金矿化探普查找矿模式

传统（规范）的金矿化普查找矿方法在戈壁景观区存在着一些不足。为提高找矿成功率、增大找矿效用建立了区带金矿化找矿的目标体系、方法技术体系、工作网度、工作程序，并经优化组合后提出了系统的工作模式。     

Slump debris flows in the Akovolwo Mountains area of Benue State,Nigeria

In September 1979, rain-induced complex landslides occurred in two separate localities along the slopes of the Akovolwo Mountains near Jato-Aka in the Kwande Local Government area of Benue State, Nigeria.The two movements developed on bedrock slopes covered by a veneer of colluvium and (or) residuum no more than 1.5 to 2m deep. Each started as a slump and graduated into a debris flow. The slump, extending downhill a short distance away from the head scarp, had been reconstituted into a debris flow as the initial movement (sliding movement) of the soil mass caused remoulding of the saturated moving mass into viscous debris-laden mud. The resulting mass moved partly along a pre-existing mountain stream channel and partly along a fresh channel it cleared in the savanna forest. At the break of slope, the mass of boulders was dumped and a trail of smaller fragments littered the channels towards the Katsina-Ala River.     

Estimation of the rock mass deformation modulus using a rock classification system

It is often difficult to directly obtain specific design parameters of interest. In these situations, estimation based on empirical correlations is an alternative. The deformation modulus of a rock mass, which is important to know for engineering projects, is measured by in situ tests, such as plate bearing, flat jack, pressure chamber, borehole jacking and dilatometer tests. Nevertheless, these in situ tests are expensive, time consuming and sometimes even impossible. Many attempts have been made to estimate the E modulus using easy-to-obtain parameters of a rock mass. This paper reviews previous studies and the equations that have been developed. In addition, this study presents a new relation developed using a database of 82 dilatometer test results gathered from two dam sites and a tunnel site. Statistical analyses were performed to correlate accessible rock parameters with measured E modulus values from in situ tests. Knowing that discontinuity characteristics and the strength of rock materials are the most important contributors to rock deformability, the focus was on identifying parameters that are affected by the mentioned properties. Among the tested parameters, RMR (Rock Mass Rating) showed the best correlation with the E modulus. Statistical analyses resulted in a new empirical equation that has an acceptable estimation ability.     

利用"岩体裂隙率"评价工程岩体的质量

本文提出用建立在岩体结构面网络三维模拟基础上的“岩体裂隙率”来表征岩体的质量。它可以用来衡量结构面的发育程度及岩体的完整性，评价岩体质量，用于工程岩体分类。     

北淮阳东段塘湾岩体地球化学特征、锆石U-Pb测年及地质意义

位于安徽北淮阳东段的塘湾岩体为凌家冲杂岩体的重要组成部分,岩石类型为石英闪长岩。该岩体偏铝质、低硅、富碱、高钠,属于高钾钙碱性系列岩石;稀土元素含量中等,（La/Yb）N与HREE/LREE值较高,重稀土相对亏损,Eu弱负异常,属轻稀土富集型;大离子亲石元素Rb、Ba、K、La、Nd富集,高场强元素Nb、Ta、Ti、P亏损。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年结果显示塘湾岩体206Pb/238U年龄为（138.0±2.9）Ma,表明岩体为早白垩世岩浆活动的产物。基于区域地质背景及构造环境判别,塘湾石英闪长岩形成于后碰撞伸展构造环境。     

Results of Back-Analysis of the Propagation of Rock Avalanches as a Function of the Assumed Rheology

Summary. Numerical simulation can provide a useful tool for investigating the dynamics of phenomena like rock avalanches, within realistic geological contexts and in the framework of a better risk assessment and decision making. Difficulties in numerical modelling of a heterogeneous moving mass are mainly linked to the simulation of the complex behaviour assumed by the mass during propagation. The numerical code RASH3D, based on a continuum mechanics approach and on the long wave approximation, is used to back-analyse two cases of rock avalanches: Frank (1903, Canada) and Val Pola (1987, Italy). The two events are characterised by approximately the same volume (about 30 × 10⁶ m³) while the run out area morphologies are widely different. Three alternative “rheologies” (Frictional, Voellmy and Pouliquen) are used. Comparison among obtained results underlines that the validation of a “rheology” requires not only a good agreement between the numerical simulation results and the run out area boundaries but also in term of depth distribution of the mass in the deposit. In case of a Frictional rheology, the obtained calibrated dynamic friction angle values are in a range of 15 ± 1° for both the cases; while assuming a Pouliquen or a Voellmy rheology it emerges a different behaviour of rheological parameters for each of the considered events. Besides the calibration of rheological parameters to better back-analyse each of the considered events, it is investigated how the behaviour due to the assumed rheology is influenced by the geometry of the run out area (e.g. narrow or broad valley). Authors’ addresses: Marina Pirulli, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy; Anne Mangeney, Equipe de Sismologie, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université Denis Diderot, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France     

厦门海底隧道围岩流变特性及其特征曲线

厦门海底隧道是我国建设的第一条海底公路隧道,其穿越的F1,F2,F3,F4共4条断层破碎带,洞体围岩软弱、破碎,流变属性十分明显。对该类岩石进行了室内三轴压缩流变试验。试验结果表明,幂律型蠕变模型可以用来较好地模拟该类岩石除第三阶段蠕变以外的蠕变行为,并得到幂律型蠕变模型的相关流变参数。将幂律型蠕变方程和Drucker-Prager屈服准则相耦合来描述岩体的非线性黏弹塑性特性,应用数值方法研究了该隧道围岩的变形特性及其特征曲线。     

On the sensitivity of Holocene talus-derived rock glaciers to climate change in the Ben Ohau Range,New Zealand

The morphology and surface ages of talus-derived rock glaciers are investigated to establish the timing of rock glacier formation in the central Southern Alps. Samples of rock weathering rinds show that all rock glaciers studied were formed during the Neoglacial period, but differences exist between sites in the number of new rock glacier lobes formed by Holocene climatic fluctuations. A qualitative conceptual model is proposed to explain rock glacier formation in terms of two thresholds. An external threshold relates to the presence of a cool climate capable of allowing internal ice to form within talus slopes. An internal threshold relates to the presence of sufficiently thick talus at a site to generate a shear stress capable of overcoming internal friction within the talus/ice mass. The model produces a non-steady-state response to explain why unmodified talus, single-lobed and double-lobed rock glaciers developed at adjacent sites under the same climatic regime. Individual landforms have different sensitivities to formation, which depend partly on the previous history of talus accumulation and rock glacier activity at a site. The model demonstrates how successive cool climate periods may be fully represented by rock glacier lobes at sensitive sites but under-represented at insensitive sites. Sensitivity (and therefore climatic representativeness) is favoured by high rates of debris supply. By implication, the timing of formation of rock glacier lobes in regions of prolonged cool climate and low debris production is less likely to correspond to the timing of climatic cooling and more likely to follow the ‘rules’ of deterministic chaos.     

等效连续岩体流固耦合流变分析模型

位于地下水位线以下的岩体洞室围岩承受应力场与渗流场的耦合作用,而且其变形随时间的持续而发展。本文以岩体水力学和流变力学的基本理论为基础,研究建立了岩体应力场与渗流场耦合作用下的流变分析模型,导出了相应的流变有限元计算格式。所建立的两场耦合有限元流变分析模型,可用于对地下洞室和边坡工程等进行两场耦合流变条件下的长期稳定性分析。     

程潮铁矿地下开采引起岩层移动机制初探

在对矿区地质条件、采矿情况以及监测资料分析的基础上,提出了悬臂梁的力学模型。该悬臂梁是由NWW向节理切割下盘的花岗岩岩体而产生。地下采矿引起的岩层移动分为两个阶段,筒状破坏延伸到地表之前为第1阶段;筒状破坏延伸到地表后,则进入第2阶段。筒状破坏延伸到地表使水平构造应力释放,悬臂梁受力发生变化,而发生弯曲折裂变形和破坏,从而形成了深部岩体破坏的4个区:破裂岩体区、破裂过渡带、变形区和未扰动岩体区。通过对矿区地表测点所测数据进行分析,结合上述岩层移动机制和裂缝产生过程,将变形区域划分为:变形累积区、裂缝产生区、裂缝扩展区和裂缝闭合区。随着采矿的进行,深部岩体4区将逐渐向下延伸,地表4区将逐渐向外扩展。